Exploring the psychological impact of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) The issue: HAVS is a common occupational disease associated with exposure to hand transmitted vibration. HAVS is common in mining, construction, forestry and manufacturing. Little is known about its psychological impact. Study
The issue: Nurse leaders in home care are a critical workplace support for the nurses and personal support workers who provide 97 per cent of publicly-funded home care in Ontario. The ways in which the pandemic affected the experiences and needs of these leaders has not been well described. Study ob
The experience of nurses working in home and community care (HCC) during the COVID-19 pandemic is not well understood. Understanding these nurses’ experiences may be vital in creating more effective retention strategies in the HCC sector. Study objective: To describe how the COVID-19 pandemic
Background: Contact dermatitis is the most common occupational skin disease Construction workers are at high risk for occupational contact dermatitis (OCD), both irritant and allergic There may be varying exposures and causes of OCD in different occupations within the construction sector Objective:
February 2024: 1600 people with work-related contact dermatitis Download pdf of patient snapshot or view graphic below.
In 2016 the Ministry of Labour in Ontario recognized occupational disease as a priority for prevention. This decision resulted from years of research and knowledge generation along with the lobbying efforts of workers’ groups and occupational physicians and nurses in the province. Of specific conc
Preventing work-related skin disease: A qualitative study to identify characteristics of a desirable training program The Issue: Occupational skin disease (OSD) is one of the most common occupational diseases. Primary prevention is key to reducing exposures. Yet there is a gap in workplace training
Exposure to infectious bioaerosols in the workplace: understanding the risks to health care workers The issue: Talking and coughing during acute respiratory infections and health care procedures such as bronchoscopy can introduce infectious bioaerosols into the breathing space of others close by. Ae
Potential respiratory effect from 3D printers The Issue: More and more companies and consumers are adopting the use of 3D printers. Although these printers are known to emit ultrafine particles and volatile organic compounds, there is little available information regarding the health consequences o
Research agenda development agriculture-horticulture The issue Continued concerns about health and safety in agriculture and horticulture settings in Canada. An update In 2012 Agrivita and the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety In Agriculture hosted a national meeting of agriculture workers and